Brian Robertson (rugby union), Date of Birth, Place of Birth
TweetBrian Robertson (rugby union)
Scottish rugby union player
Date of Birth: 09-Aug-1959
Place of Birth: Scotland, United Kingdom
Profession: rugby union player
Zodiac Sign: Leo 
About Brian Robertson (rugby union)
- Brian Robertson (born 9 August 1959 in Scotland) is a Scottish former rugby union player and coach.
- He formerly played for the professional provincial side now known as Glasgow Warriors.
- Robertson played for Glasgow in the 1996-97 season.
- His usual position was at tighthead prop. Robertson played amateur rugby for Stirling County.
- He was part of a formidable front three in the forward pack; his Stirling County teammate Stewart Hamilton in the book Giants of Scottish Rugby remembers: "We had a great side then particularly the pack.The front row was Brian Robertson, Kevin McKenzie and George Graham.
- Brian unfortunately had a bad neck injury but the other two went on to play for Scotland." Coached by Richie Dixon the County team won promotion from Division 2 and then won Division 1 in season 1994-95.He also represented the provincial side Glasgow District in the amateur era.
- He was part of Glasgow's touring squad that played the Netherlands and BelgiumHe was in Glasgow District's famous 1989-90 side which won the Scottish Inter-District Championship that season; winning outright the title for only the third time in Glasgow's history.
- That season Glasgow went unbeaten against allcomers, including the touring Fiji national rugby union team although Robertson missed Glasgow's Irish tour that year.In 1992 he received a shoulder injury and was dropped by the Glasgow side.
- However this break wasn't for long and he came back for Glasgow's next match.He played for the amateur district until 1996 when they turned professional. Robertson played in all 8 competitive matches for Glasgow Warriors in their first season; 3 matches in the 1996-97 Scottish Inter-District Championship and 5 matches in the European Conference, now European Challenge Cup. The veteran tighthead became a coach at Stirling County.
- However he quit in 2004 stating that he wanted a break from rugby.
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